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Originally Posted by andycat
(Post 19536835)
Even better, from http://www.tsa.gov/privacy-act-faqs:
What are some of the common circumstances under which TSA will collect personal information about a traveler? Personal information about a traveler may be collected under circumstances such as the following: upon presentation of false or fraudulent identification; upon discovery of a weapon or other unlawful item; after response by law enforcement to handle a disturbance or make an arrest; when a member of the public is injured or sick; when there is a claim of damaged, lost or stolen property; when there is a disputed screening determination, or when there is any incident at the checkpoint for which screeners may make an incident report. IANAL, but I'm not buying the argument that how data is retrieved (by date or by PII) affects whether or not the collection is covered by the Privacy Act. I opted out twice last week (did not require private screening) and wasn't asked why or to provide ID. A year or so ago after an opt-out the swab used on her gloves alarmed, so I got the 'take everything out and use a box of swabs' screening (and they did allow me to continue that in public) - and for that they requested my BP, which I did provide. Not sure if I would now -- because it was CLEARLY a false alarm. After the first swab alarmed, she changed gloves again and swabbed the machine and THAT alarmed. They used a different machine for the 'box of swabs' checking. |
Originally Posted by Drince88
(Post 19545815)
Aside from that "such as" catch all-we-can-do-what-we-want clause, none of these are for opting out. But I'd put money that nobody could answer which method the data was being filed under. And if it's filed/retrieved by date, why include the PII at all?
I opted out twice last week (did not require private screening) and wasn't asked why or to provide ID. A year or so ago after an opt-out the swab used on her gloves alarmed, so I got the 'take everything out and use a box of swabs' screening (and they did allow me to continue that in public) - and for that they requested my BP, which I did provide. Not sure if I would now -- because it was CLEARLY a false alarm. After the first swab alarmed, she changed gloves again and swabbed the machine and THAT alarmed. They used a different machine for the 'box of swabs' checking. |
They asked for my boarding pass at LIH after I tried to opt out but they made it so difficult that I finally went through the MMW in 2011. I'm sure they were logging my name on some sort of list. :(
This year at SFO (the one time I will fly this year because it was necessary), they asked for my boarding pass when I opted out. They wrote it down on some sort of log. Oh well. Don't plan on flying again for a long time. Bye bye to domestic flights, I'd rather walk or just not go. At least the TSA is helping me save money! :) |
Where do I get the most resistance to my opting out from the strip search machines? At AMS when flying on US airlines to the US. They even have brochures saying that opting out is allowed -- and those brochures aren't supplied by the TSA despite the TSA putting on the hard sell for those obsolete pieces of junk at AMS which the TSA wants used to strip search passengers.
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